the oscars are coming! >> yes, they are. the final preparations are underway at the dolby theater in los angeles ahead of the academy awards sunday night. let's take a live look. there it is. >> it is live! >> it's live right now! you can see the red carpet.

>> abc7, by the way, the only place where you can watch the 92nd oscars on sunday. quite a number of bay area nominees, in fact. >> hig, >> still sparkling! >> reporter: i don't plan on dilling any time soon. this is my third year. usually there are these huge risers that hold hundreds of guests. this time there are only these two little sections. we'll see how this all works out. you see the amount of prem rourke and the number of bay area nominees. i sat down with two of them involved in the latest star wars movie. the latest installment of the

"star wars" franchise. it has all the makings of a blockbuster. from its desert adventure scenes to the fierce battles fought on water. roger is one of four men involved in bringing director j. aeb rams' vision to life. it is up for effects. >> the great thing about the nomination, you've been voted in by your peers. so that's a great honor. and it just means the work is recognized. so that really means a tremendous amount. not just myself but the crew. >> reporter: a crew of nearly 2,000 artists from around the globe. over the course of several years was tasked with making the film the most realistic and true to the original "star wars" as possible. >> they went somewhere new. they went to a location.

so we documented that philosophy on this movie. >> reporter: working alongside industrial light and magic in the presidio, the verb you'll effects company founded by george lucas in 1975. he explained how iisthn modern technology allowed the team to make movie magic. and pay dribble you'd to the >> we used a shot of her from the return of the jedi. we take that face and bring that into our new scene and color correct and it make it max and reynoldary new helmet around her head. >> it looks so real. >> thanks. >> reporter: whether or not this tremendous endeavour will be enough to take hope a golden statue on sunday, we'll have to wait and see. may the academy be with you.

>> reporter: unbelievable special effects. best of luck to th.soth tt'stl . these huge digital billboards featuring all the oscar nominated films. also, this giant stand which is perfect for those instagram worthy moments. as soon as this leave shot is over, thank you for my camera. i'll be posting some pictures so make sure to follow me. live along the red carpet, i'm dion lem. >> you know it is all about the gram. >> obs. >> thanks for coming in. i have the winners right here, by the way. >> we still need ceremony of the. >> we do. i'm torn as to whether i should reveal them right now. these are my winners, by the way. i have no pull. would you be shocked if 1917 did

not win best picture? >> i wouldn't be shocked. i would be saddened because i think it is the best film of the year. as cinematic experience, it is the quint essential essence of what flips are. and not to detract from its technical and artistic merit, best supporting rat sense ben in the 1970s. >> so once upon a time in hollywood, there is a real split on this movie. i thought it was long and meandering. yet had some tremendous individual scenes that might all be worthy of an award. what is your take? >> i agree. but it does ramble a bit but this is quentin tarantino. he will ramble a bit. i think he was trying to give as much a feel for that time in

hollywood as did he with the original story. i thought leonardo dicaprio was amazing. to go with joaquin phoenix. >> the joker. >> oh, yeah. >> rene zellweger will win. >> well -- >> if she doesn't, okay, tell me. we had this conversation before. >> what is interesting is that last year glen close was slam-dunk. it was olivia coleman. so i would be shocked if judy doesn't win but there is something about the oscar voters who are like, we'll make up our own mindbout this. if it isn't her, it might be, from little women, who gives a great performance. and it is note worthy that she is only 25 and this is her fourth oscar nomination. >> amazing. >> what surprises or upsets do you think will occur? i'm giving brad pitt best

supporting actor. >> they have been sweeping the awards. it wouldn't surprise me if joe pesce got it. he is very good in this and usually he is the high-strung, over the top performance. here he was more measured and the best performance of his entire career. laura dern was very good. but my pick is actually the composite character -- >> i think she was very good. >> oh, yeah. she's been giving great performances for years. there is that scene with roger ales. you see her soul died. >> my soul died, too. we can do this all afternoon but we're out of time. so plug your website real quick. >> killer movie reviews.com. and i'm on the public radio

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this. do stay with abc7 news for any updates. all right. to politics. your voice, your vote. a few minutes away from the presidential democratic debate in that the new hampshire. that will start in exactly seven minutes. >> taking stage shortly. abc news reporter has a look at the fiercest debate of the primary. >> reporter: they're taking their final walkthroughs before the debate tonight in new hampshire. bernie sanders, the only one with a public campaign event friday. and he used to it take aim at fellow iowa front-runner pete buttigieg. >> i'm reading some headlines from numbs about pete buttigieg. pete buttigieg has most exclusive billionaires of any democrat. >> reporter: both sanders and

buttigieg have claimed ucuses. they'll be standing right next to each other. >> it has been an extraordinary week and we arein ele he with. >> reporter: joe biden will be in the center position. he is still leading nationally but trying to right the ship after what he labeled a gut punch in iowa. >> i'm not going anywhere. >> reporter: elizabeth warren hoping to fight her way back up in the polls. >> this is a moment when people are off the sidelines and they're ready to get in this fight. >> reporter: in the outer position, tom steyer -- >> this is a state that has a big tradition of basically giving data chance that they think can win in the election of the. >> reporter: new hampshire has a unique voting population. a large percentage of the people in the state are independent voters. they'll be taking in the find pitches tonight just days ahead

of the primary. manchester, new hampshire. >> local experts on both sides of the political aisle weighing in ahead of the debate. >> reporter: eric thomas is live in orinda with a look at what the candidates need to do to stay in the race. >> and since california has an earlier primary, this state may actually have a bigger say in who becomes the democratic presidential candidate. as of today, well, since there is not a joe biden at the top, things are different for this debate. all the candidates in tonight's manchester, new hampshire debate are hoping for a strong showing. more importantly, they hope to stay away from verbal land mines. >> the political debates aren't won. their just sometimes lost. the goal in one of these is to get through it. >> reporter: joe teaches politics, law and communication at san francisco state university. he says joe biden's fourth place showing in the iowa caucuses may signal real danger for his campaign. >> if biden isn't on his game

tonight, i would look for him to last a few more states and then probably drop out of the race. >> reporter: but pete buttigieg and bernie sanders shared first place and came away with clear momentum. a conquered democrat talks about drawing too many conclusions. >> certainly better to be in their position than warren, b and klobuchar but it is still early. >> reporter: the former gop chairman says it is clear that debates are not biden's forte. advantage, buttigieg and bernie. >> people like that he is consistent. i think mayor speet a good debater. no question about it. >> reporter: so the thing about predictions like this is that you have to take them in context and with a grain of salt. by this time in the campaign if 2016, who would have figured donald trump would actually wind up as the republican nominee and

win that race. so we're all interested in seeing who cops out on top or more importantly, who doesn't come out last in tonight's debate. abc7 news. >> all right. thank you. a reminder, you can watch the debate in a few minutes starting at 5:00 p.m. >> we want to help you become a prepared voter. we have our weekly political series, chasing california. we've caught up with bernie sanders, michael bloom everything about, andrew yang. you can find full episodes on the abc7 news app as well as youtube and amazon fire. the environment a big topic and one bay area would that is doing her part

coming up tonight right after the democratic debate, we'll have a special edition of abc 7 news at 8:00. followed by jeopardy and wheel of fortune. then night line and then abc7 news at 11:00. >> and we are just minutes away from the democratic debate. one of the biggest issues has been the environment. >> protecting the environment. that's part of the effort to build a better bay area. instead of getting tossed, plastic toys are becoming a local artist's new canvas.

>> a simple solution for families inundated with stuff. things they outgrew or didn't like. >> these were toys just dropped off this weekend. i just organized them by color. >> she is also interested in your plastic refuse. >> i like the toys to have conversations. >> she's spent the last three years recycling toys. >> i want people the see the visual impact of how much we are throwing away. >> it has created one of the biggest environmental threats to our planet. so she's super glued thousands of plastic pieces, wants to find a san francisco space large enough to display her 30 panel series which so far has only publicly been shown a few pieces at a time. >> having this altogether is an impactful statement and a message on how we are caring for

things. what we're producing and consuming and where do they go? it's a throwaway society. i want to have people think about that and have fun. >> so i decided to test out the fun factor. >> so i brought this toy. it was my daughter's. it was one of her first toys. it still plays music but it is a little bit broken so i thought it would be perfect for your pieces. >> i think it will still play. it does. so sort of a second life for my daughter's toy. >> if you have an idea about a display space or would like the contribute to her toy collection, we have contact information on abc7news.com. kate larson, abc7 news. >> nice that it can get reused. we want to hear your ideas about building a better bay area. >> thanks for joining us for abc news at 4:00. >> be sure to stay right here. the democratic presidential

debate is coming up next. >> it will be really interesting to see how joe biden does in particular.

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